If you look at a map of the Coral Sea, you might happen to see Sandy Island. But if you look at the island on Google Maps, it's merely a black blob. That's because the island doesn't really exist. It's actually just a mistake on a map, one that's been propagated for perhaps centuries.

If you look at a map of the Coral Sea, you might happen to see Sandy Island. But if you look at the island on Google Maps, it's merely a black blob. That's because the island doesn't really exist. It's actually just a mistake on a map, one that's been propagated for perhaps centuries.